Mistakes Do Happen

In our lives, mistakes do happen. We sometimes make the wrong choices, we sometimes make foolish choices, we sometimes don't think properly and sometimes things just happen.

Regardless of where you are now, where you have been in the past and what you have done - it doesn't mean that you need to go on like that. You can always change and fix anything. This can apply to anything - housing, relationships, family, money, investing, exercising, working, etc.

The first thing to do if you are not happy with a situation or realized you made a mistake is to admit it to yourself and realize what has happened, you don't need to beat yourself up over it or get upset about it, just realize that it happened. Now try to determine why it happened, was it a bad decision? Was it a rush decision? Was it an impulsive decision? Did you just make the wrong choice?

Now figure out where you want to be. And now the harder part, you need to map out how to get from your current position to where you want to be. This is very similar to setting a goal and coming up with a plan to achieve that goal.

Another thing you will need to think of and figure out is how not to make the same mistake again, this is why you need to identify the mistake(s) you have made and why, this way the next time you have a similar decision to make, you will hopefully choose differently.

Remember, it's never too late to recover from a mistake, nor is there any reason to hold it against yourself. The best of us make mistakes, it's how we recover from them and learn from them that make us the people we are.